Arkansas 8th State House District, Arkansas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,1752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,5062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 8, AROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,750 | 6,625 | 10,662 | ||
| R | 3,503 | 6,133 | 9,942 | ||
| R | 2,322 | 5,047 | 7,690 | ||
| R | 1,877 | 4,531 | 6,571 | ||
| R | 1,934 | 4,239 | 6,307 | ||
| R | 1,721 | 3,861 | 5,648 | ||
| R | 1,432 | 2,888 | 4,448 | ||
| R | 1,426 | 1,969 | 3,795 | ||
| R | 1,308 | 1,752 | 3,588 | ||
| R | 779 | 2,014 | 2,828 | ||
| R | 606 | 2,014 | 2,654 | ||
| R | 765 | 1,561 | 2,441 | ||
| R | 936 | 1,050 | 1,992 | ||
| R | 339 | 1,212 | 1,557 | ||
| R | 339 | 672 | 1,345 | ||
| R | 469 | 496 | 967 | ||
| R | 300 | 649 | 961 | ||
| R | 310 | 539 | 854 | ||
| R | 295 | 656 | 953 | ||
| D | 272 | 241 | 540 | ||
| R | 237 | 274 | 512 | ||
| D | 202 | 163 | 371 | ||
| D | 200 | 139 | 341 | ||
| D | 313 | 106 | 431 | ||
| R | 195 | 269 | 470 | ||
| D | 192 | 140 | 379 | ||
| D | 235 | 159 | 404 | ||
| D | 258 | 107 | 365 | ||
| D | 195 | 45 | 319 | ||
| D | 254 | 127 | 398 | ||
| D | 163 | 100 | 284 | ||
| D | 247 | 90 | 342 | ||
| D | 294 | 57 | 354 | ||
| D | 214 | 100 | 343 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.8%
English
11.5%
Irish
8.6%
American
4.7%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,506
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$93,506
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.3%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.2%
speak English only
Spanish11.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a population just over 30,000 and a 2024 presidential margin of R+35.3, this Arkansas House district sits firmly in the state's Republican stronghold, leaving little competitive space in general elections.
The shift began with civil rights. 1952 marked the realignment in Arkansas 8th State House District, by a thirty-eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Arkansas 8th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $93,506, and a 8% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 8, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Arkansas voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,662 votes cast, 3,750 went Democratic and 6,625 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, Arkansas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 8, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in State House District 8, Arkansas?
State House District 8, Arkansas has a population of 25,175 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 8, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 8, Arkansas is $93,506 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.